GE Hitachi announced the expansion tied to the development of the company’s BWRX-300 small modular reactors (SMRs) last month while it cut the ribbon on its SMR facility headquartered in Markham.
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Growatt Partners With Markham Headquartered Microgreen Solar to Expand Market Reach in Canada
Adding the Growatt product line to Microgreen’s products and full solar kits deepens our product offering and brings us into the grid-tie market at a time when government incentives are accelerating solar+storage uptake across Canada. We are excited to bring our customers a wider selection of products at a time of increasing consumer demand
York Region’s Regional Innovation Centre, ventureLAB, Releases 2020 Annual Review
Despite the economic and business challenges of COVID-19, ventureLAB program companies and alumni made an outstanding impact in 2020. From the launch of Tech Undivided and the Hardware Catalyst Initiative, discover everything else that this regional innovation centre supported in their 2020 Annual Review.
Richmond Hill Headquartered Opus One Solutions Selected by AusNet to Join Project EDGE in Piloting a Distributed Energy Resources Marketplace in Australia
Project EDGE aims to develop and test the concept of a DER marketplace for DER services. The EDGE project will utilize a pioneering two-sided DER market whereby aggregated services from customers’ energy resources will be traded to improve electricity reliability, security, and affordability for consumers.
How New Technology From York Region Protected Canada’s Rowing Team From COVID-19
“Adding the Biocloud technology into our training centre will add another critical layer of safety and confidence to our existing Covid protocols,” said Tricia McBride, Rowing Canada Aviron Lead Physiotherapist. “This technology will help our medical staff ensure our athletes are training in the safest environment possible and allow our athletes to focus on their training without worrying about the air they are breathing.”
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Invests in Ontario Jobs at Markham Headquarters
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) today announced the creation of 80 highly skilled jobs in Ontario to support the deployment of BWRX-300 small modular reactors.
Markham-Based QEA Tech is One of 11 Firms in Canada to Receive a Portion of $44.3 Million CleanTech Investment from the Federal Government
Companies receiving funding span a number of industries, such as agriculture, waste management, energy exploration, and water treatment. Several of the 11 companies have also seen notable growth in recent years.
Richmond Hill Headquartered Volvo Canada Partners with Bullfrog Power For Green Electricity
Volvo Car Canada Ltd., a leader in automotive safety, and Bullfrog Power Inc, Canada’s leading green energy provider, today announced a partnership for renewable energy.
Vaughan Headquartered Kontrol Technologies Adds Danby Appliances to BioCloud Manufacturing Team
Kontrol Technologies forms partnership with Danby Appliances with plans to mass produce BioCloud in Ontario.
Richmond Hill Headquartered Facedrive Acquires EcoCRED, a Wholly-owned Subsidiary of Exelon
Facedrive Inc., a Canadian “people-and-planet first” tech ecosystem completed the acquisition of 100% of the ownership of EcoCRED, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Exelon, a Fortune 100 company and the largest producer of clean energy in the United States.
Vaughan Headquartered Kontrol Technologies Teams up with Canadian Sport Institute Pacific to Help Protect Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic Hopefuls with their Safe Space Technology
Kontrol Technologies Corp. announces that Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific) is teaming up with Kontrol BioCloud to operate its Safe Space Technology™ in the National Team Training environment.
New Electric Vehicle Chargers Coming to King Township
King Township will be getting a boost from the federal government, to install electric vehicle chargers across the municipality.
Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program | COVID-19 Funding Spotlight
Qualified small to medium-sized Canadian businesses can receive from $25,000 to $1 million in HASCAP loans, and larger organizations with multiple locations such as a chain of restaurants or hotels can receive up to $6.25 million in funding support.
Ontario Expands Eligibility for Main Street Relief Grant
The Ontario government is expanding the number of small businesses that can apply for the Main Street Relief Grant to help offset the costs of purchasing personal protective equipment (PPE) to cautiously and gradually reopen in parts of the province. Small businesses with 2 to 19 employees in all eligible sectors
Ontario Small Business Support Grant | COVID-19 Funding Spotlight
The Ontario Small Business Support Grant will grant small businesses between $10,000-$20,000 to help cover decreased revenue expected as a result of the provincewide lockdown.
The Hardware Catalyst Initiative in York Region: Powering the Future of Canadian Hardware
The HCI, which launched in February 2020, is designed for start-ups that are building solutions for artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, wearable computing, 5G, and other transformative technologies.
2020 Look Back: Our Top 15 York Region Business Community News Stories
2020 was a challenging year for the business community, but there were still moments worth celebrating. Check out our Top 15 list.